The Think Tanks

Sunday, October 7, 2012

The human body is an amazing machine that contains many mysteries.
Doctors and Scientists are still discovering new and amazing things
about the human body. We compiled a list of little known facts about our
bodies for your enjoyment

The width of your arm span is the same as the length of your body, well very close anyway. It may be off a millimeter or two.

Your eyes never change size from birth to death. They remain the same
size throughout your life. Eyes are blue at birth because the pigment
melanin isn't completely in the eyes at this time and needs to be
exposed to ultraviolet light to show true color.

Did you know blondes have more hair
? People with blond hair typically have 146,000 hair follicles while
the average has around 100,000.

Smile more often, because frowning is harder to do. When you smile you
use 7 muscles, and when you frown you use 43. When you smile, the world
smiles with you!

Your teeth start to grow about 6 months before you are born. 1 in every
2,000 babies are born with a tooth visible. It may fall out as an extra
tooth but can be part of their baby set.

The human heart is a powerful organ. It operates with enough pressure to
shoot blood up to 30 feet. Pictured is a human heart ready for
transplant.

Your lungs are pretty fascinating. Your left lung is smaller than your
right lung because it needs to make room for your heart. Another
fascinating lung fact is that the surface area of a lung equals the size
of a tennis court.